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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
In the wake of rising concern over prescription drug abuse, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is aggressively prosecuting employers who discriminate against employees who take prescription drugs for valid medical conditions. “Employers should take…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an employer guidance to support its renewed emphasis on national origin discrimination. National origin discrimination means discriminating against someone because they are from a particular country or have…
Starting Jan. 17 employers in almost all occupations will need to adhere to new and detailed regulations designed to prevent trips, slips and falls by employees no matter where they work. Issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in…
Store brand sales in supermarkets are burgeoning and are expected to grow even more important in a future dominated by cost-conscious Millennials. Store brand sales reached $118.4 billion in 2015, an all-time record and increased $2.2 billion over the…
OSHA issued a safety alert about scissor lifts after a series of injuries and a death on this equipment. To prevent falls, make sure guardrails are in place, that workers never stand on the guardrails, and that the work be kept within easy reach, so…
A week after the election of President-Elect Donald Trump the government of Mexico directed its embassy and consulates in the United States to make further efforts to protect Mexican immigrants. These efforts include a 24-hour hotline for immigrants to…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s “persuader” rule was effectively killed by a federal district judge in Texas when he converted a temporary injunction blocking the rule into a permanent injunction. DOL published its final rule last March that would have…
The Department of Transportation created new reporting requirements for employers of commercial driver’s license holders that will go into effect in 2020. The new CDL drug and alcohol clearinghouse will serve as a central database to identify violations and…
President-Elect Trump’s plans for infrastructure spending drew both support and concern when announced around the same time he named Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation. Chao is a former Secretary of Labor and is married to Senate Majority Leader…
Although much of President-Elect Donald Trump’s regulatory agenda is subject to speculation, some details are becoming clearer about where his Administration and the new Republican Congress will be heading. In the last issue we took a close look at his…
A major component of President-Elect Trump’s campaign platform was loosening the grip of government regulations on business. One group he could have been talking about is smaller retailers. In a survey conducted earlier this year by the National Retail…
The railroad industry told the Surface Transportation Board that it should postpone moving forward on major rail policies until President-Elect Trump takes office. "The policy landscape in Washington, D.C. dramatically shifted on Election Day, and as such,…
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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
In the wake of rising concern over prescription drug abuse, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is aggressively prosecuting employers who discriminate against employees who take prescription drugs for valid medical conditions. “Employers should take…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an employer guidance to support its renewed emphasis on national origin discrimination. National origin discrimination means discriminating against someone because they are from a particular country or have…
Starting Jan. 17 employers in almost all occupations will need to adhere to new and detailed regulations designed to prevent trips, slips and falls by employees no matter where they work. Issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in…
Store brand sales in supermarkets are burgeoning and are expected to grow even more important in a future dominated by cost-conscious Millennials. Store brand sales reached $118.4 billion in 2015, an all-time record and increased $2.2 billion over the…
OSHA issued a safety alert about scissor lifts after a series of injuries and a death on this equipment. To prevent falls, make sure guardrails are in place, that workers never stand on the guardrails, and that the work be kept within easy reach, so…
A week after the election of President-Elect Donald Trump the government of Mexico directed its embassy and consulates in the United States to make further efforts to protect Mexican immigrants. These efforts include a 24-hour hotline for immigrants to…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s “persuader” rule was effectively killed by a federal district judge in Texas when he converted a temporary injunction blocking the rule into a permanent injunction. DOL published its final rule last March that would have…
The Department of Transportation created new reporting requirements for employers of commercial driver’s license holders that will go into effect in 2020. The new CDL drug and alcohol clearinghouse will serve as a central database to identify violations and…
President-Elect Trump’s plans for infrastructure spending drew both support and concern when announced around the same time he named Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation. Chao is a former Secretary of Labor and is married to Senate Majority Leader…
Although much of President-Elect Donald Trump’s regulatory agenda is subject to speculation, some details are becoming clearer about where his Administration and the new Republican Congress will be heading. In the last issue we took a close look at his…
A major component of President-Elect Trump’s campaign platform was loosening the grip of government regulations on business. One group he could have been talking about is smaller retailers. In a survey conducted earlier this year by the National Retail…
The railroad industry told the Surface Transportation Board that it should postpone moving forward on major rail policies until President-Elect Trump takes office. "The policy landscape in Washington, D.C. dramatically shifted on Election Day, and as such,…